Queen Elizabeth II

Disappointment for The Queen as her horse is set to miss The Derby 

The Queen’s Derby hopeful, Reach For The Moon, will miss the showpiece event at Epsom next month after suffering from a setback. Reach For The Moon was fancied by many to a horse who could reward the monarch with one of sport’s biggest prizes. Before his withdrawal was announced, the horse was fancied by punters as a 7-1 shot at winning the race. The Derby is the one major race…
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A Platinum Prom for the Jubilee

Canterbury Cathedral will celebrate The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee with a special prom in the lead-up to Platinum Jubilee Weekend. On 28 May, the Central Band of the Royal British Legion will perform at the Canterbury Cathedral for the first time in a decade in honour of The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. A mixture of royal music, classical music and contemporary music will be performed. The…
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Support for embattled communities from Charles and Camilla

The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall paid a visit to the BBC World Service earlier this week to celebrate its 90th anniversary and learn more about its operations in Ukraine, Russia, and Afghanistan. During their tour of the studios, Prince Charles complimented the BBC World Services team for reporting “in the most difficult of circumstances” and revealed that he’d recently…
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Milestones of a Monarch: The Queen's Golden Jubilee

The Queen is celebrating her Platinum Jubilee this year, but has celebrated three other major Jubilees as well. Her Golden Jubilee in 2002 was a momentous occasion across the Commonwealth.  Although the year started off with personal difficulties for The Queen, with the death of her sister and mother within a six week span, it was a joyous year with celebrations in the UK and across the…
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